Newsletter 22nd June 2025

First Reading: Genesis 14: 18-20

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 110: 1, 2, 3, 4

Second Reading: First Corinthians 11: 23-26

Alleluia: John 6: 51

Gospel: Luke 9: 11b-17

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEK: This weekends second collection is for the Sick & Retired Priests’ Fund. Please give generously and help ensure our sick and older priests are financially supported, having given us a lifetime of dedicated service. They have baptised us, welcomed us into the church, and offered comfort and prayer at times of sorrow. Now we have a chance to give back and ensure they have peace of mind during their senior years. The fund is used to cover their essential needs at a time when they may be facing failing health and declining mobility. Thank you for your generosity.

Next weekends second collection is for Peters Pence.

Farewell Mass at St Philip’s Priory Chapel: There will be a special Farewell Mass in St Philip’s Priory Chapel this Friday 27th June at 6:30pm. As we give thanks for the many blessings shared in this sacred space, all are warmly welcome to attend. Please note, due to the small size of the chapel, spaces are limited.

Parish Office Update: Please note that the Parish Office will be closed this week from Tuesday 24th June to Friday 27th June as we relocate temporarily to the Presbytery near St Augustine’s Church. Please phone only for urgent support. Thank you for your continued support and prayer, and for the kindness of so many who have been helping us with the move. The Parish Office will reopen fully on the 30th June.

DEANERY PILGRIMAGE TO ROME: This winter between Monday the 24th - Friday 28th November we have planed a pilgrimage to Rome, flying from Stansted Airport. For itinerary details and to book please see https://www.chelmsfordcatholic.... The initial allocation of rooms have now been booked, but if you are still interested in going please directly contact the the Parish Office.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA Statue Visitation Programme: Bring Her Into Your Home. Host the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima in your home for a week of prayer and family devotion. Choose your visitation period: Saturday to Saturday or Sunday to Sunday. At the end of the week, the family returns the statue to the Sacristy for the next family to collect.

Dates are available from June onwards. To reserve a date and arrange collection from Our Lady Immaculate Church, contact: Adline – after the 9:00 AM Sunday Mass or 10:30 AM Saturday Mass, or Sophia – after the 12:00 PM Sunday Mass or 10:30 AM Saturday Mass.You can also email: homepilgrimvirginstatuevisitat@gmail.com

“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”
Our Lady of Fatima

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS: The Feast Day of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is celebrated on 27th June in other years. A novena in her honour began on 18th June. Devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help will take place immediately after the 10:30am Mass on Saturday 28th June 2025 in Our Lady Immaculate Church.
All are welcome.

CELEBRATING NICEA: To celebrate 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea, Deacon Ken Carleton recently gave a study day entitled ‘Consubstantial with the Father: Creed, Church and Constantine’. The statement of faith it produced became the basis of the Creed we recite at Mass on Sundays.
A fully edited version of the study day is now available free of charge on www.whatgoodnews.org

OLI LIBRARY REQUEST: It is lovely to see the library so well used, however please do not remove the stickers from the spines of the books. They are important for cataloguing. Thank you for your continued support.

FORTY HOURS OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION – ‘QUARANT ORE’: will be celebrated at the Cathedral parish of St Mary & St Helen, Brentwood commencing with Mass at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday 26th June and concluding at 5.45 p.m. on Saturday 28th June.
Please see parish website (https://brentwoodcathedral.org...) for full details. All are welcome.

QUIZ NIGHT – FRIDAY 27th JUNE: St Luke’s Church are fundraising for the repair, maintenance and development of their buildings and are holding a quiz night on Friday 27th June. £5 per person (bring your own drinks and nibbles) – 7pm for 7.30pm prompt start. For more information or to book your places (as an individual or as a group) please e-mail moulshamchurches@gmail.com

TUESDAY CLUB IN OLI HALL: Meets every Tuesday weekly after the 12:30pm Mass in Our Lady Immaculate Parish Hall. All are very welcome to join us to meet friends old and new and enjoy plentiful refreshments.

THE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: The SVP provides practical help to those in need. If you or someone you know could use support, call us confidentially at 0207 7033030, 07936 579230, or contact the Parish Office.
For furniture project donations or assistance, call the furniture bank on 0330 0436474.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY AND ALL FAMILIES WHO MOURN.

Michael MARTIN (RIP) Requiem Mass on Wednesday 2nd July at 12:30pm in Our Lady Immaculate Church
Giorgio PAOLA (RIP) Requiem Mass on Friday the 4th July at 12:30pm in Our Lady Immaculate Church

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND OF OUR PARISHES, (AND ALL WHO ARE SICK.) Susan Ager, Annie Blake, Maureen Byrne, Marie Callahan, Valerie Cummins, Doreen Cornish, Madeleine East, Troy Erickson, Marta Fevola, Mary Fletcher, Teresa Foster, Michael Hoare, Mike Healy, Shelia Hughes, John Grainger, Robert Godfrey, Connor Hickey, Cathy Ingram, Maureen Leatherdale, Stuart Lucas, Margaret Lowrey, Anne Lowden, Maura Magee, Barry & Shelia Mayo, Sarah & Henry McKeon, Monica McShane, Donny McColl, Margaret O'Sullivan, Grazia Paola, Christine Staines, Patrick Waters, Anja Welsh-Smyth, Gayle Williams, Shirley Willis.